Thursday, December 22, 2011

9/11 Geosymposium at Technology in Government 2011, New York

The NYC GeoSymposium: 2001-2011-2021 held on November 16, 2011 marked the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks by examining the response of the NYC GIS community regarding mobilization of geospatial resources after the event, evolution of procedures, data and technologies since the event, and exploring unmet needs for improved emergency planning and response, as well as future challenges posed by emerging social media and enterprise-wide deployment of software and hardware advances that underpin geospatial application development. I worked with several of my colleagues at GISMO to produce this event, which was co-located with NYC GovTech 2011. We will be launching a GIS design challenge in Spring or Summer 2012. Stay tuned.

Monday, December 12, 2011

World IA Day Announces 14 Locations

World IA Day has just announced 14 locations for February 11, 2012

1 DAY. 14 CITIES.
World IA Day 2012 is about bringing the Information Architecture community together. We’re fostering links within local communities and on a global scale. We’re sharing information, ideas and research. And we’re doing it through unconventional, exciting and engaging IA events this February.

The first ever World IA Day focuses on Designing Structures for Understanding. On February 11, 2012, we’re hosting WIAD events in 14 cities across all corners of the globe. Learn from world-class IA minds, network, showcase new ideas and attend events tailored specifically to your community. We hope you’ll join us at an event near you this February!

Local Connections. Global Impact. World IA Day 2012

WIAD2012 Locations:

Bogota, Colombia
Vancouver, Canada
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ghent, Belgium
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Italy (Milan, Rome, Sardegna)
Panama City, Panama
Bucharest, Romania
Paris, France
Sydney, Australia
Malmo, Sweden
Johannesburg, South Africa
Tokyo, Japan
Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Visit http://worldiaday.org/ for details.